Promoting firearm injury prevention and advocacy as pediatric surgeons: a call to action from the APSA/AAP Advocacy Committee

JL Knod, C Sathya, CL Griggs, MC Henry… - Journal of pediatric …, 2024 - Elsevier
Firearm injuries have become the leading cause of death among American children. Here
we review the scope of the problem, and the pivotal role pediatric surgeons have in …

Proceedings from the Second Medical Summit on Firearm Injury Prevention, 2022: creating a sustainable healthcare coalition to advance a multidisciplinary public …

JV Sakran, SS Bornstein, R Dicker… - Journal of the …, 2023 - journals.lww.com
In 2019, the American College of Surgeons (ACS) hosted the inaugural Medical Summit on
Firearm Injury Prevention. The Summit convened representatives from 44 major medical …

A Randomized Trial of Virtual Reality Training to Improve Firearm Safety Counseling Skills

M March, M Zackoff, J Fleck, A Meisman, K Humphrey… - Academic pediatrics, 2024 - Elsevier
Objective To evaluate the efficacy of Resident Education And Counseling on Household
(REACH) Firearm Safety, a novel virtual reality (VR) intervention. Methods We conducted a …

Firearm injuries during pregnancy in the USA

T Luster, RT Loder - Clinics and practice, 2023 - mdpi.com
Trauma during pregnancy is the leading cause of non-pregnancy-related maternal deaths,
with some due to injuries from firearms. It was the purpose of this study to characterize the …

[HTML][HTML] Feasibility of a Non-Anticipatory, Random-Action Target System to Improve Shooting Performance: A Brief Field Trial

ML Smith, A Boolani - Sports, 2024 - mdpi.com
Firearm shooting performance training rightfully focuses on shooting accuracy; however,
additional foci should include decision processing speed and reaction time associated with …

[HTML][HTML] Applying lessons from major public health accomplishments to firearm injuries in the US

RM González-Guarda - JAMA health forum, 2023 - jamanetwork.com
Firearm injury, a leading public health concern and cause of death, is on the rise in the US. 1
In regard to firearm mortality, the US is an outlier: firearm homicide rates are almost 25 times …

A Randomized Controlled Trial on Teaching the Safe Handling of Firearms Using a Simulation-Based Assessment

J Hoyne, J Yee, C Lei, AV Grossestreuer… - Simulation in …, 2024 - journals.lww.com
Methods Five emergency medicine residency programs conducted a prospective, single-
blinded randomized controlled trial assessing performance of safely removing a firearm from …

Increasing the acceptability of lethal means safety counseling for firearms: tips and scripts

GK Khazanov, S Keddem, K Hoskins… - Journal of Psychiatric …, 2024 - journals.lww.com
In lethal means safety counseling (LMSC), clinicians encourage patients to limit their access
to common and lethal means of suicide, especially firearms. However, previous studies have …

Evaluation of a Firearm Safe Storage Device Distribution Program at a Break the Cycle of Violence Summit

C Walter, I Zufer, L Milstone, N Irvin… - Trauma Surgery & …, 2024 - tsaco.bmj.com
This study assesses the feasibility and acceptability of a Firearm Safe Storage Device
Distribution Program. The distribution took place at the Break the Cycle of Violence Summit …

Firearm safety counseling in pediatric primary care

A Tronzo, C Sweeney, B Picard… - The Nurse …, 2024 - journals.lww.com
In 2022, injury from a firearm was the leading cause of death for children 1 through 19 years
of age in the US. 1, 2 Pediatric primary care providers (PCPs) are tasked with assessing gun …